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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Holidaying at Home - Ely

I ADORE Ely in Cambridgeshire. There's a real community feel about the place and it is home to interesting independent shops and cafes. Plus it has the riverside which on a fine day is a joy to walk along. Yesterday, unfortunately, I seemed to leave the sunshine behind me and the further I travelled, the more overcast it became.

This barge has an apt name!

Still managed to enjoy my day though. The riverside is home to various waterfowl ...

Well my mum thinks I'm beautiful!

I love this Morris Minor car which always seems to be parked outside one of the terraces on the hill up to the main town.

Residents take care to make their windows just as interesting to passers by ...

A walk up the steep hill to the town demands tea and lunch!

Delicious!

All set now for a bit of indulgent shopping!

Yarn on the Square is on the Market Place. I found a crochet instruction book for left-handers here - have always been put off trying because of my 'sinister' nature! I can have a go now ... they also hold classes on Saturdays which I might investigate.

Spent some time photographing things I found, for my coursework reference.

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I am Diane Hudson-Sharpe, raised in Manchester, now living in Norfolk and working in Cambridge. I began to study printed textile design in Manchester at the Polytechnic in the 80's. I continued with product design, innovation and cultural studies at The Open University, graduating with a BSc (Hons). Until recently, I worked in a decorative art museum in Cambridge for many years, as a Sales Manager in the Photographic Library, which also influenced my art work. See my online exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum link below. I've since moved on to work in the area of copyright issues but also have a continuing love for textiles and am now (2017) creating my own fabric designs under the HUDSON-SHARPE label. In 2016 I completed Module 1 of the Make It in Design courses 'Designing Your Way' and I've just finished Module 2 'Establishing Your Professional Identity'. I am planning to do Module 3 'Monetising Your Designs' next year (2018). I've also taken a number of Summer and Winter Design Schools. In my limited spare time I love to sew and knit and completed a year long challenge to sew a garment every week in 2012 at The Sew Weekly. In addition to the above I have a Level 3 City and Guilds qualification in Creative Studies focusing on handknitting. I like to collect printed ephemera, specifically china from the 20's and 30's and I have a love of nature and conservation, particularly plants and gardens, which I also use as inspiration for my drawings, paintings and photographs.